10:30 PM ET, November 3,2014
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Top Performers
UTAH: G. Hayward 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 StlLAC: B. Griffin 31 Pts, 9 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Blk
Associated Press
Paul's Triple-Double Keys Clippers
The Clippers won 107-101 on Monday night after blowing much of a 15-point lead and went 3-1 playing four games in five nights to start the season.
Paul notched the NBA's first triple-double of the season and his first with the Clippers, finishing with 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. He showed no ill effects after spraining his left foot a night earlier.
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"When he's going after rebounds like that, I guess it's hard for our bigs to crash," Utah's Gordon Hayward said. "A lot of those rebounds were defensive, so when our bigs are crashing, that can be a load down there."
Blake Griffin scored 31 points, Jamal Crawford added 19 to go over 15,000 in his career and Reggie Bullock scored all of his 12 points on 3-pointers for the Clippers.
Crawford had missed Sunday's loss to Sacramento because of bruised ribs and said he still feels only 70 percent. He returned to go over the milestone on a floating jumper at 6:53 of the fourth and has totaled 15,003 points in his 14-year career.
"It's a pretty good number," Crawford said. "I've been really consistent."
Hayward scored 27 points, Enes Kanter added 17 points and nine rebounds, and Alec Burks had 16 points for Utah, which has lost three of four.
CP3 Stuffs Stat Sheet
Chris Paul is one of only four players with at least a dozen triple-doubles over the past 10 seasons.In Past 10 Seasons
| Jason Kidd | 40 |
| LeBron James | 33 |
| Rajon Rondo | 19 |
| Chris Paul | 12 |
| -- ESPN Stats & Information | |
There were eight lead changes, but the Jazz never led by more than two points. Their last lead came on Rudy Gobert's dunk early in the fourth. They got within one twice more, but the Clippers found ways to keep extending the lead.
"There were a lot of breakdowns, and that can't happen against a team like that," new Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "They know what they're doing and they're really connected, so it's tough to withstand that. You expend a lot of energy coming back, and they made plays down the stretch."
After struggling offensively in their first three games, the Clippers got untracked by shooting 51 percent and making 15 of 17 free throws.
The Jazz ran off 13 straight points to tie the game at 62 in the third. Hayward hit a 3-pointer and added a steal and layup in the spurt. Griffin and Paul combined to score eight straight before Bullock's fourth 3-pointer kept the Clippers ahead 73-70 going into the fourth.
PAUL'S TRIPLE
It was Paul's 12th career triple-double and the first for the Clippers since April 3, when Griffin had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Dallas. "He did a great job coming in and stealing some of our rebounds," Griffin said.
JERRY'S INFLUENCE
Retired Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan is attending Jazz practices under Snyder. "We try not to bug him, but he's there to support us and help me personally and our whole staff," Snyder said, adding that he wants to maintain the tradition within the franchise.
TIP-INS
Jazz: F Joe Ingles of Australia, who got cut at the end of the preseason by the Clippers, had no points in 10 minutes.
Clippers: F Glen Davis is likely to return Wednesday after missing the first four games with a strained right groin.
UP NEXT
Jazz: Host LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Clippers: Visit Golden State on Wednesday.
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Research Notes
Chris Paul is one of four players with a dozen triple-doubles over the last 10 seasons.
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Jamal Crawford scored his 15,000th career point on a floater midway through the 4th quarter tonight against the Jazz.
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